The Mormon Studies Unit welcomes papers and/or panels on a variety of themes and topics relating to the Mormon tradition, broadly defined. The proposals should analyze the material in terms of the academic study of religion. For the November 2026 conference, we propose a few themes:

• Reality TV and Mormons; Mormons and the media
• Patriotism as a performative aspect of a US Mormon identity
• Papers related to the 200th anniversary of Joseph Smith’s witchcraft trial
• Biographies of marginalized figures in Mormon history
• The current state of Mormon Studies

Open Call: Other papers or panels dealing with aspects of Mormonism not mentioned in the previous call will also be considered. Papers may be selected for their relevance to themes which emerge among other submissions.

Panel proposals are welcome.

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